China says it has launched its first virtual nursing simulation platform for COVID-19. The platform is aimed to provide teaching to medical students, and popularise knowledge of epidemic prevention and control among the public. The platform,was developed by the West China School of Nursing of Sichuan University in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, is accessible on […]

The prominent Iranian dissident and blogger Ruhollah Zam was sentenced to death on Tuesday by a revolutionary court in Tehran. Court spokesperson Gholam-Hussein Ismaili said Zam can still appeal to the country’s highest court. Revolutionary courts in Iran preside over espionage cases and threats to national security. Zam stands accused of using his website, Amad […]

A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, according to BBC News. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, […]

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted and then deleted a video in which his supporters could be heard repeating a “white power” slogan, in the latest instance in which the president was accused of inflaming racial tensions.

The European Union will continue to ban travellers from the United States and most other countries beyond July 1, EU diplomats tell DPA. Only 14 countries made it onto the list of states that will be allowed into the bloc, including Australia, Canada, and Thailand. Chinese citizens will be allowed in principle – but only […]